St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-13
A FOOLS WISDOM.

poets were for the latters appearing as a
candidate in any of the political con-
tests of next year. His reply was inter
esting. He said: ''The most serious
mistake Mr.. SCHEFFER has made in his
public life has been his deSertion of
Democratic principles for Republican
ones. Had he remained Democratic he
would have been to-day the most avail
able candidate for governor, with great
chance for winning, in view of his lib
eral opinions on high license and other
public questions. As it is, being Re-
publican and yet entertaining these
Opinions. he is handicapped from the
start, and L feel reasonably sure that he
Will not figure in the contests of next
year. The re-eStabliShment of the SA-
BIN faction in Saltwater and the con-
tinued hostility of LOREN FLETCHER re-
move Mr.. SCHEFFER at once from the
| list OF available congressional candi-
dates. 10 be nominated for governor,
he would not only have to defeat the
MERRIAM faction, with whom he is not
on friendly political terms, but also the
AlCGILL men and those Miss Nancy;
who predominant in the RepublicaI.
party and with frantic gestures howl
that all men of liberal views are enemies
10 good government. He could proba-
Dly count on support from the GILMAN
faction, for they have always been
! friendly to him. But that would not
avail for much, since while overcoming
the opposition of rival factions he would
have to turn from its SteadfaSt trend
toward prohibition, the Republican
party"
| 1t is the most singular thing in the
| world that the excitement created
throughout the state caused by the in
| dlctment of one of Gov. MCGILL'S boiler
| inspectors has so suddenly died out.
No allusion is seen in the Republican
press to Attorney General CLAPP's
! statement that there was no law author
izing the appointment of these inspect
OrS, and that their work and charges
were illegal. Either the administration
nlpped the sensation in the bud or the
| boiler inspectors are still galivanting
around the state and bambOOZling I'M
suspectlng farmers. One of the mis-
| SlOnS of Representative ESTES, of Wa
| tonWan county, last winter to the legiS-
| lature was to secure the passage of a
fair boiler inspection bill. He told me
at the time, as did other members of the
| house interested in his bill, that not
only was the system of inspection that
| was practiced in the state a fraud, but
tIiC iiiopCCtOio llldtiC lllcSdl CldISCS,
| and Ill some instances were agents for
and state protectors of certain boilers
manufactured by Eastern parties. That
| MIR. ESTES did not get bill through
| correcting these faults was not due to
| any lack of zeal on his part. 1t was to
the Interests of boiler manufacturers to
see that he did not. Gov. MCGILL
| knows how abOminable and unfair the
present inspection law is, and that its
| practical value is nothing. And yet
| there is no apparent effort on his part to
| cOunteract its effects. He is c0nven-
iently sand blind.
In 1santi county there is a large set
| Element of SwedeS, who, as is often the
case with their nationality, are largely
controlled i'll their political actions by
their Lutheran pastors. This was par
| ticularly so in the presidential campaign
| OF 1884, when large numbers of these
| pastors preached to their congregations
Republican doctrines. After Mr..
CLEvEI.AND's election party of some
| fifteen Swedes called on Mr.. SMITH,
prominent Democrat of Isanti county
living at Spring Brook. Their spokeS-
man said that, knowing Mr.. SMITH to
be an influential Democrat, they de-
sired him to use his influence with
President CLEVELAND. s.But what
for?" said Mr.. SMITH. "WelI," re-
piled the leader, ''we don't want the
president to take our homesteads away
from u.s." Dir. SMITH was about ready
to laugh in their faces at the absurd
| idea that the president of the United
States was in the business Of robbing
settlers of their homeSteads. He queS-
toned them further, when they told him
that their pastors had preached to them
that if they voted the Republican ticket
all would be well. But if they did not,
| and CLEVELAND was elected, he would
| take their hOmesteads from them.
M
l made some observations last week
| about the political future of CHARLEY
GILMAN. This week l think that can
offer without fear of contradiction the
plan of campaign that he proposes to
follow next year. find on consultation
with his lieutenants that they have Sug-
&c sted to him, and also advocated. the
calling of peoples convention in mid
summer next year. This convention
Will sOlemnly protest against the man
ner of MCGIIL's nomination in 1886,
and then proceed to place in nomination
a peoples ticket for state officers. Mr.
GILMAN will, of course, head the ticket.
After this is done the leaders of the
movement will go into the regular state
Republican convention and ask for an
Endorsement of their ticket. This, of
course, they will not get. On learning
which they will withdraw and begin an
Independent canvass. By making it a
peoples movement they expect 70 DEM
OnStrate that the MCGILL wing of the
party is nothing but wing, and never
has, nor ever will be, in sympathy with
the people. They intend to prove at
least that MCGuL'S nomination was
not one of popular choice or approval,
but comprised by STANFORD Newell,
the PILLSBURYs, LOREN FLETCHER
and the DAVIS faction.
~
MIR. ELLISON, who brought over the
Scandinavian art collection to the Min
neapOllS Exposition, expresses himself
as very much disheartened with the re-
ceptiOn accorded the collection since the
Exposition closed. In permitting their
works to come to this country, many of
the artists had hopes that the art lovers
of the new world would purchase, and
thus give substantial evidence of their
appreciation. This has not proven to
be the case. Let alone the lack of
American purchasers, but one Scandi-
navian IN the Northwest has purchased
single picture from the art treasures
of his own land, and he, KNUTE MEL
son. Of course, one bar to the sale of
many of these pictures has been the
enormous duties imposed upon them by
our Republican high tariff system.
The pictures cannot be released from
the custody of the custom house and be
offered for sale until these duties are
paid. In consequence, most of them
will be shipped back. and it is not prob
able that Scandinavian artists will very
soon send over another collection. Mr..
ELLISON feels as If it had been an in
stance of loves labor lost.
~
In Wabasha street grocery store on
Thursday night party of gentlemen
were discussing the anarchists with a